I. A. L. Diamond Award

The I. A. L. Diamond Award for Achievement in the Arts is presented each spring by the Varsity Show to "Columbia or Barnard alumnus/a who has demonstrated continued commitment to and has found success in the arts." The award is named after academy award winner I. A. L. Diamond CC '41, the only Columbian to have written four Varsity Show scripts. It is often presented to past directors of the Varsity Show and, unlike some Columbia awards, tends to actually be a good gauge of alumni who are actually (or will be) famous.

Past Winners

Year	Name
2004	Terrence McNally CC ’60
2005	Jeanine Tessori BC ’83
2006	Art Garfunkel CC ’62
2007	Brandon V. Dixon CC ’03
2008	Tom Kitt CC ’96 & Brian Yorkey CC ’93
2009	Diane Paulus SoA ’97
2010	Twyla Tharp BC ’63
2011	Katori Hall CC ’03
2012	Jenny Slate CC ’04
2013	Kate McKinnon CC ’06
2014	Greta Gerwig BC ’06
2015	Alexa Junge
2016	Peter Lerman CC ’05
2017	Adam Belanoff
2018	Joseph Klein
2019	Rita Pietropinto-Kitt CC ’93
2021	John Kander
2022	Tony Kushner CC ’78
2023	Ebonie Smith

External Links

The Varsity Show - IAL Diamond Award Website